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+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ "$1" = python3-protobuf ] || exit 0
+
+python3 - << 'EOF'
+
+from google.protobuf import struct_pb2, timestamp_pb2
+
+# Well-known types exercise the descriptor pool, encoder and decoder without
+# needing a compiled .proto: serialize a scalar message and a map-backed one,
+# then parse the bytes back and confirm the fields survive the round-trip.
+ts = timestamp_pb2.Timestamp(seconds=1710000000, nanos=123)
+back = timestamp_pb2.Timestamp()
+back.ParseFromString(ts.SerializeToString())
+assert back.seconds == 1710000000 and back.nanos == 123
+
+s = struct_pb2.Struct()
+s["name"] = "openwrt"
+s["count"] = 3
+s2 = struct_pb2.Struct()
+s2.ParseFromString(s.SerializeToString())
+assert s2["name"] == "openwrt" and s2["count"] == 3
+
+EOF